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My husband and I bought a house in Idell Street , Ca 90065 10 years ago....it was rented out till we relocated from Boston, 2 years ago.
We find this area safe. My neighbors are helpful and friendly. Even strangers we meet while walking smile and say "Hello".
We love the public transportation....busses and subway.
Lots of grocery stores, markets and within walking distance to my house is Burger King, Mac Donald, Home Depot, Ihop etc.......very convenient location.
I asked my neighbors about safety issues and they told me that they have not heard of any. I guess in any area/environment, one must use common sense and be alert at all times.
We have off street parking and we have not heard of any stolen cars to date.
The con against living here is that there is a church and school in this area....so there is some noise factor.
I think that covers it.... more

Here is a link to Wikipedia
It says it was Harvey McCarthy & then Spyros George Ponty in 1933.

In 1922, J. Harvey McCarthy developed the area as an upscale residential district along the San Vicente Boulevard line of the Pacific Electric Railway, bounded by Wilshire Blvd. on the north, Fairfax Avenue on the east, Olympic Blvd. on the south and Schumacher Drive on the west. McCarthy originally named the district Carthay Center (Carthay being a derivative of the developer's last name). The areas to the south of Olympic Boulevard remained undeveloped until 1933, when developer Spyros George Ponty built several hundred homes in two districts later named "South Carthay" and "Carthay Square" that are part of the Pico-Robertson neighborhood according to zipmap.net [6]and also part of the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council.

The Carthay Center development included the single-screen movie house known as the Carthay Circle Theatre at Carrillo Drive and Commodore Sloat Drive, just south of San Vicente Blvd. This renowned theater's name resulted in confusion that led to the area today being known as Carthay Circle. Although Carthay Center in no way ever resembled a circle, the Carthay Circle Theatre did. The more famous theater's name (similar sounding to Columbus Circle, an actual circle in New York City) evolved over time to become the name of the lesser-known Carthay Center.... more

A three month single family home/ condominium/apartment furnished lease in the city will be more difficult than the West Los Angeles beach cities (Venice, CA, Marina del Rey, CA and Santa Monica, CA). In addition to scarcity it can be costly. I would suggest checking with Westside Rentals and Craigslist.

The price per square foot is going to very per areas in 90035. Price per square feet is not going to be the same for single family home compared to duplexes in area. With a specific area and property type in Los Angeles 90035 Realtor can give estimate of price per square feet. Price based on minimum of 3 sold comps within 0.50 miles. Comps need to be similarities. Contact Realtor and give area of interest and can tell estimated price per square foot.

Hi Jean. I recently purchased a home in Baldwin Hills from the original owners who had it custom built for them in 1952. and although the original owners no longer had the blueprints, I took a trip to LA Dept Bldg and Safety and they pulled all their records for the house. I was able to get a copy of the original occupancy permit and the original sketch of the floorplan which was submitted to the city for approval. The copy of occupancy permit and floorplan was good enough for me. I asked the owners if they still had the blueprints for the home and unfortunately they had just thrown them away a few weeks earlier when getting the home ready to sell. Anyway, I purchased a 4 bedroom, 2 bath (1,750 sqft) sitting on 7,000 sqft of land for $470K back in December 2012. Brokers are already telling me I can sell it for more because of the low inventory in this nice Baldwin Hills Gardens Homeowners Assoc. good luck Dan... more

I work a lot in this neighborhood and own a building in the area. I would say drive around the streets of your choice and test your level of comfort and yes as another realtor said in a previos posting we are not allowed to give any info that might interpreted as steering. Another recommendation... hire a realtor familiar with the area.... more